Security Operations & Monitoring Engineer

Employment Type: Full-Time | Onsite

Project Duration: Long-term project assignment

About The Role

We are seeking a Security Operations & Monitoring Engineer to provide continuous monitoring and security-event analysis across encryption, KMS, HSM, database security, and related infrastructure.

The successful candidate will work closely with the SOC/SIEM and technical teams to identify suspicious activities, triage security events, support incident response, and ensure timely escalation and reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform continuous monitoring of cybersecurity systems and infrastructure
• Monitor encryption, KMS, HSM, database security, and other security-related events
• Review and analyze system, security, audit, and application logs
• Monitor security alerts through SIEM/SOC platforms
• Perform first-level investigation and triage of cybersecurity events
• Correlate alerts from multiple security technologies to identify potential incidents
• Escalate critical or suspicious activities according to established procedures
• Support incident-response investigations and evidence collection
• Coordinate with engineering teams during security incidents and service-impacting events
• Support the tuning of monitoring rules and alert thresholds
• Prepare operational, security, and incident reports
• Maintain incident records, monitoring procedures, and operational documentation
• Participate in shift, maintenance, and on-call activities when required

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or related field
• 4+ years of experience in SOC, SIEM, security monitoring, incident triage, or cybersecurity operations
• Hands-on experience with SIEM and security monitoring platforms
• Good understanding of security events, logs, alerts, incident handling, and escalation procedures
• Experience integrating security solutions with central SOC/SIEM platforms
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Must be available full-time onsite in Dammam

• CompTIA Security+

• CompTIA CySA+
• Splunk Core Certified Power User
• Splunk Certified Cybersecurity Defense Analyst
• Equivalent recognized SIEM/SOC certification

SOC | SIEM | Security Monitoring | Incident Triage | Log Analysis | Incident Response | Alert Management | Threat Detection | Reporting

Candidates should include the SIEM/SOC platforms they have used, the type of monitoring environments they supported, and their relevant certifications.